Roland V-Drums TD-50 - KIT SETTINGS 2 (Page 2); PAD CONTROL (Page 3)

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DRUM KIT
KIT SETTINGS 2 (page 2)
Parameter Value Explanation
BRUSH tab
Brush Switch OFF, ON
Species whether you’re performing with sticks (OFF) or brushes (ON).
If this is “ON,” you can perform by scraping (sweeping) the brushes.
* This is supported starting with program version 1.05. Refer to the Roland website for the latest
information.
http://www.roland.com/support/
KIT TEMPO tab
Kit Tempo
OFF
Use a common tempo (p. 21) for the entire TD-50.
The tempo does not change when you switch drum kits.
ON
Use the tempo that is specied by each drum kit.
The click tempo and the tempo of tempo-synchronized eects can be individually specied for
each drum kit.
Tempo 20–260 Tempo specied for each drum kit
PAD CONTROL (page 3)
Parameter Value Explanation
PEDALBEND tab
Pedal Bend Range -24–0–+24
Species the amount of pitch change that occurs according to the depth to which you press the
hi-hat pedal.
You can set this for each pad (head and rim separately) in semitone units.
POSITION tab
Position Control*1 OFF, ON
Turns on/o tonal changes that occur depending on your strike location or the nuances of your rim
shots.
You can set this for the snare (head, rim), tom (head, rim), ride (bow), and AUX (head, rim) trigger
inputs.
Head: Strike position
Rim: Rim shot nuance
Bow: Strike position
POS AREA tab
Position Area*1 INSIDE -5–DEFAULT– OUTSIDE +5
Species the striking area for the head or rim.
“INSIDE” settings make it easier to play notes toward the inside; “OUTSIDE” settings make it easier to
play toward the outside.
MUTE GRP tab
MUTE SEND
– (OFF), 1–8
Specify the mute group number.
When you strike the pad of the number specied in MUTE SEND, the sound of the pad assigned to
the same number in MUTE RECEIVE is muted.
* Even if you specify the same number in MUTE SEND and MUTE RECEIVE for the same location
(e.g., head or rim) of the same pad, muting does not occur.
MUTE RECEIVE
*1 This supports the following trigger inputs.
5 SNARE
5 TOM1–4
5 The bow (head) of RIDE
5 AUX1–4
* Depending on the pad that is connected or the instrument that is selected, there might be cases in which this has no eect.